Display-rack.



J. WALZ. DISPLAY RACK. APPLICATION nun) NOV. 30, 1910.

- Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

WITNESSES couplings 4-5.

JOHN WALZ, OF BURLINGTON, IOWA.

DISPLAY-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

Application filed November 30, 1910. Serial No. 594,915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN lVALz, of Burlington, in the county of DesMoines and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Display Racks; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to improvements in display racks,-the object ofthe invention being to provide a simple and substantial structure havinga plurality of revoluble brackets capable of supporting receptacles,such as cracker or cake boxes.

A. further object is to construct the rack in such manner that therevoluble supports or brackets will be maintained in normal fixedpositions but capable, with the application of slight pressure, of beingturned.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter setforth and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a displayrack embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a side elevation; Fig. 3 is aplan View, and Fig. 4: is a detail perspective view showing one of therevoluble brackets.

1 represents a plurality of pedestals suitably spaced apart and havingsecured thereto, the lower ends of uprights 2. These uprights may beconveniently made of piping and they are connected together at theirupper ends by means of a horizontal pipe or member 3 through the mediumof suitable The uprights 2 are also braced somewhat above the pedestals1 by means of a horizontal pipe section 6 c011- nected with saiduprights by means of conplings 78.

Each upright 2 supports a plurality of superimposed, revoluble brackets9. Each bracket 9 comprises a lateral or horizontal member 10 having ahole 11 therein; and a vertical arm 12projeeting upwardly from one sideedge of the member 10 and provided at its upper end with a lateralprojection 13 having a hole 14 disposed in alinement with the hole 11for the accommodation of upright 2-. The brackets 9 are supported on theuprights 2 by means of pins 15 which project laterally from saiduprights and adapted to enter notches 16 in the under faces of thebrackets. The engagement of the pins with the notches in the brackets,will serve to normally hold the latter in fixed positions but,as saidbrackets can have vertical movement 011 the uprights 2, they can, withthe application of slight pressure be rotated and their notched portionsmoved away from the supporting pins.

If desired, a wooden shelf may be secured upon the horizontal member 10of each bracket 9 and afford a support of sufficient extent toaccommodate cracker or cake boxes or other receptacles which it may bedesired to support on such shelves.

It will be observed that all of the receptacles supported by my improvedrack are normally in line with each other, thus presenting a neatappearance. As each bracket 9 is revolubly mounted, any one of them maybe turned in either direction so as to move one box or the othersupported thereby outwardly to a position which will permit ready accessfor the removal of the contents of said box. The horizontal portion 10of each bracket constitutes a shelf and by providing a hole near oneedge of the shelf to serve as one of the bearings of the shelf orbracket on the stationary upright, and securing to one edge of thebracket an upright arm having a hearing at its upper end which engagesthe upright, it not only insures a very cheap, simple and strongconstruction of parts, but permits of the employment of considerablywider bracket shelves than is possible when the rotary shelves orbrackets are located wholly at one side of the upright. Again by forminga bearing in the bracket near one of its edges, the weight carried bythe bracket will be more equally distributed with reference to itspoints of support, and will subject such supports to less leveragestrains than is possible in a construction in which the brackets aresupported wholly at one side of the shelf.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is,-

In a display rack comprising an upright and a series of bracket shelvespivotally supported thereon, the combination with a bracket shelfprovided. with a hole near its rear edge through which passes theupright, of a bracket having a lower horizontal arm which extendsbeneath and is secured to the In testimony whereof, I'have signed thisunder side of the shelf and is provided with specification in thepresence of two sub- 10 a bearing for the upright which alines withscribing witnesses.

the hole in the shelf said bracket being also provided with an upperhorizontal arm having a bearing encircling the upright, and a verticalarm connecting the two horizontal arms, substantially as set forth.

JOHN VVALZ.

Witnesses CHAS. C. CLARK, MARY FAWCETT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

